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An illustration of liverwort (Hepatica): a, Thalloid stem with female branches; b, Thalloid stem with male branches. Hepatica is a genus of herbaceous perennial plants belonging to the buttercup family, Ranunculaceae. A native of central and northern Europe, Asia and northeastern North America, Hepatica is sometimes called liverleaf or "liverwort". It should not be confused with liverworts, which may also be called "Hepaticae". A few botanists include Hepatica within a wider interpretation of Anemone, as Anemone hepatica.

Hepatica

An illustration of liverwort (Hepatica): a, Thalloid stem with female branches; b, Thalloid stem with…